Ironing-board.



No. 810,166. PATENTED JAN; 16, 1906. D. MBSSER.

IRONING BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 5. 1904.

Witnesses: Inventor.-

UNITED STATES DANIEL PATENT OFFICE.

MESSER, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF 1'0 (1 whom it natty concern;

Be it known that I, DANIEL MESSER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing-Boards, of

' which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in ironing-boards, and has for its object to provide a supplemental board specially adapted for ironing shirt bosoms and sleeves, that is supported in convenient position above the main board, and is at the same time adapted to be folded in under the main board when not in use.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of an ironing-board provided with this attachment. Fig. 2 is a top view of both parts, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the bracket by which the supplemental board is supported.

The ironing-board 1 is represented in Fig. 1 as supported upon folding legs 2 and 3, which are-rigidly held extended by the brace 1, that is hinged to the leg 2 at 5 and engages a cross-bar 6, represented in the leg 3. As

far as this invention is concerned the ironingboard may equally well be supported in any other suitable manner. The supplemental board 7, that is specially adapted for ironing bosoms of shirts and sleeves of garments of different kinds, is hinged to a U shaped bracket, that in turn is hinged to the main ironing-board, so that both the supplemental board 7 and its bracket-support can be folded in under the main board. The U shaped bracket is represented as made from a single piece of wire that is bent so as to make the bearing 8, by which the bracket is pivotally supported upon the ironing-board, the arms 9 9 at right angles to the bearing 8, by which the supplemental board is held in position above the main ironing-board, the vertical supports 10 10, the overhanging arms 11 11, and the inwardly-projecting portions 12, on which the supplemental board 7 is pivotally supported. It is obvious that the bracket may be constructed of other material, al-

, though it can be made most readily and cheaply of wire, as described.

Plates 13 secure the bracket pivotally to the board 1, and similar plates 14 (shown in Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed May 5, 1904. Serial No. 206,588-

Patented Jan. 16, 1906.

dotted lines in Fig. 2) are employed to connect the supplemental board 7 pivotally with the parts 12 of the bracket. It is obvious that other suitable means may be employed in place of these plates. The parts 12 constitute, in fact, a bearing for the supplemental member 7.

The arms 9 9 are long enough to afford adequate support for the supplemental board 7 when it is in position for use. (Shown in Fig. 2 and in full lines in Fig. 1.) When the supplemental board 7 is not in use, it is tilted back until it passes around the end of the main board 1 and is folded up beneath it in the position shown by dotted lines 15 in Fig. 1. In passing from its position above the table to that beneath it the supplemental board turns upon the parts 12 of the bracket as upon a hinge, and the bracket in turn rotates within the plates 13 in the same manner.

The invention resides in the peculiar form of the bracket. Its shape is such. that the end of the supplemental board 7 projects out beyond the upright supports 10 10 far enough for a sleeve to be slipped over the projecting end and far enough to afford a surface suitable for ironing the sleeve when it is slipped over it. At the same time the arms 9 9 support the supplemental board 7, so that it will not tilt back when the iron is run out upon this end. The positions of the parts 9, 10, and 11 of the bracket are represented in the positions that they assume when the supplemental board 7 is folded up beneath the main board 1 by the dotted lines 16, 17, and 18, respectively. In this position the bracket straddles the end of the main board.

Although'the end of the supplemental board 7 must not project out so far that it will not turn between the parts 12 of the bracket and the lower side of the main board 1, it is obvious that the length of the projection will be proportionate to the length of the parts 10 and 11 (shown in dotted lines as 17 and 18, respectively) of the bracket.

A bracket of the peculiar form described besides securing the advantages mentioned lies close to the end of the main board 1 and out of the way when the supplemental board 7 is not in use and is folded in. The supplemental board 7 is secured beneath the main board 1 in the position shown by dotted lines 15 in any suitable manner, as by a buton 19 on a post 20.

What I claim is 1. The combination of a main ironingboard; a supplemental bosom and sleeve board; a U-shaped bracket having parallel sides, one above the other, one of which sides is adapted to lie upon the main board and the other to support the supplemental board; means for pivotally attaching the bracket to the main board near one of its ends, with the open end of the bracket directed toward said end of the main board, whereby said bracket is adapted to straddle the edge of said board; and means for pivotally attaching said supplemental board upon said bracket; substantially as shown and described,

2. The combination of a main ironingboard; a supplemental bosom and sleeve board; a bracket comprising two U-shaped members rigidly connected together, each having two corresponding parallel sides, one above the other, which are, respectively, adapted to lie upon the main board and to support the supplemental board; means for pivotally attaching the bracket to the main board near one of its ends, with the open end of the bracket directed toward said end of said main board, whereby said bracket is adapted to straddle the edge of said board; and means for pivotally attaching said supplemental board upon said bracket; substantially as shown and described.

3. The combination of a main ironing board; a supplemental bosom and sleeve board; a bracket comprising the arms 9, 9 adapted to lie upon the main board, the connecting part 8 between said arms, adapted to act as a bearing for the bracket, the upright stems 10, 10, the arms 11, 1] above and parallel with the arms 9, 9, respectively, and adapted to support said supplemental board, and a bearing between said arms 1 1 11; means for attaching the bracket to the main board by the conn ecting part 8 whereby said bracket is adapted to turn over the edge of said board; and means for pivotally attaching said supplemental board to said bearing; substantiall y as shown and described.

DANIEL MESSER.

Witnesses:

GEORGE MoKINsTRY, D. GURNEE. 

